Trump has made his distaste for the US Navy’s new EMALS carrier launching system clear. Yet the catapults have clear benefits over their steam-powered predecessors, despite reliability issues. While ...
A CATOBAR capable J-15 fighter can operate from both the STOBAR-configured Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers with their ski-jumps as well as the EMALS-equipped Fujian, offering greater ...
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The Navy Has a New Problem: China’s New Aircraft Carrier Has ‘Electromagnetic Catapults’
Key Points and Summary - China's third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is nearing completion, with state media releasing new images teasing its powerful electromagnetic catapult ...
China’s Fujian carrier has successfully developed electromagnetic catapults—leapfrogging the US Navy, which mostly uses steam-powered catapults and has struggled to implement electromagnetic ones. The ...
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